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Drums – Gu 鼓
A type of early bronze drum in the shape of a large barrel on a
rectangular base supported by four legs was produced during the Shang
商 dynasty and was most probably used during military campaigns.
So far only two such drums have been excavated. One is conserved in
the Sumitomo Collection in Japan 日本住友泉屋博古館 and the other,
which was excavated in 1977 in Chongyang Baini 祟陽白霓, Hubei 湖北
province is now conserved in the Hubei Provincial Museum.
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Zhong, Eastern Zhou dynasty (circa 5 century B.C.)
Height: 24 cm – Meiyintang Collection n° 124.
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